Glossary

Definitions for executive intelligence work.

The glossary explains the terms MI uses when turning outside movement into watch requirements, analyst judgment, confidence levels, and executive briefings.

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Decision contexts

Find the question closest to the decision.

Each page narrows the work into triggers, evidence under watch, analyst judgment, and the briefing output.

Corporate intelligence

Corporate intelligence helps leaders decide before outside movement becomes consensus.

Corporate intelligence turns external activity into a decision record: what changed, what is confirmed, what remains uncertain, and which action the evidence supports.

OSINT

OSINT is useful when public evidence is tied to a decision.

Open sources can show behavior early. The work still requires source discipline, corroboration, confidence assessment, and a clear decision question.

Watch requirement

A watch requirement turns concern into a monitorable question.

A watch requirement connects a leadership concern to intelligence work. It names what to watch, why it matters, and when evidence should trigger review.

Counterparty diligence

Counterparty diligence tests the people and entities behind the decision.

Outside-in counterparty diligence helps teams test a deal, partnership, vendor, executive, or investment thesis before commitment narrows the room to maneuver.

Source-confidence note

A source-confidence note keeps the briefing honest.

The note tells leaders how much weight the evidence should carry. It prevents confident prose from hiding thin support.

Briefing trail

A briefing trail shows how outside activity became a leadership read.

A briefing trail gives leaders and operators a traceable record of why a matter was watched, why it was escalated, and what action was briefed.

Regulatory watch

A regulatory watch tracks when policy pressure changes the plan.

Regulatory movement matters when it changes launch timing, market entry, capital commitment, compliance posture, or board communication.

Capital activity radar

A capital activity radar tracks movement that can change the thesis.

Capital movement changes incentives. A radar helps leaders see whether financing, ownership, partnership, or activist activity affects a thesis, counterparty read, or competitor posture.

Direct answers

Questions leaders ask before they engage MI.

How does Meyer Intelligence work?

MI frames the leadership decision, sets watch requirements, judges evidence quality, and briefs what changed, what is confirmed, what remains open, and which action the evidence supports.

Next step

Send the decision context. We will come prepared.

Share the decision, timing pressure, and outside activity. We will review the context before responding and come prepared with the first evidence questions.

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